Are you stuck at home on a rainy (or snowy, or windy, or otherwise inclement weather) day? Do you lament the fact that you don't have tons of cash burning a hole in your pocket? Never fear! There are tons of things to do if you just get creative. Don't let that budget hold you back! Try one (or a number!) of these ideas:
1. Grab a friend and have a photo shoot outside (or set up a cool background inside if the weather prevents you from enjoying Mother Nature)
2. Go for a walk - even better if you have a pet or a friend that can join you!
3. Make playdough with ingredients found in your kitchen cupboards
4. Bake or cook something with random ingredients. You could even hold a "pantry potluck"!
5. Plan an overseas vacation, a road trip, or some other travel adventure. You don't need to actually go on this excursion, but if you find that you have enough money saved eventually, your work is half done and your trip is planned!
6. Look for shapes in the clouds
7. Go for a bike ride, rollerblade, skateboard, longboard, or other type of physical activity that allows you to enjoy the outdoors and take in the scenery
8. Sit on a bench downtown and enjoy "people watching" - imagine what each of their stories are
9. Apply for a job
10. Practice speaking in different foreign accents
11. Find the most interesting music video you can find on YouTube. I'm talkin' theremin-playing-Don't-Worry-Be-Happy type interesting.
12. Begin learning a new language, new musical instrument, or other skill that can be self-taught
13. Read a book
14. Have a bubble bath
15. Clean your room..... even under the bed!
16. Dust, vacuum, spray, wash, scrub, and make everything around you look pristine and immaculately clean
17. Make a fort out of couch cushions and sheets
18. Invite a friend over for a movie night
19. Experiment with new and crazy hairstyles/make-up colours
20. Find new pairings for your articles of clothing and come up with an awesome new outfit
21. Write a list of "101 Things to Do in the Next 1,001 Days" (an awesome goal-setting activity!)
22. If you are a Mac user, make an iMovie of your vacation, summer holidays, basketball team, friends, family, etc.
23. Compose a song in Garage Band (also a Mac-specific option)
24. Paint your toenails like Smarties! One different colour for every toe!
25. Go window shopping
26. Rearrange the furniture in your bedroom, living room, etc.
27. Look for free sheet music online and get sight-reading!
28. Learn how to Prancersize (YouTube it if you dare.....)
29. Start a blog and write a list of things to do when you're bored and broke :)
30. Learn how to say "I love you" in 10 different languages
31. Go to a free museum or gallery in your city or town
32. Have a picnic
33. Run through the sprinkler in your backyard
34. Make lemonade
35. Make a snowman
36. Make a quinzee... and sleep in it if you're brave!
37. Have a campout in a tent in your backyard
38. Play a board game or card game with a friend, sibling, or other family member
39. Create a new recipe and attempt to produce a culinary masterpiece for your family to test taste
40. Make a Shutterfly photo book or other photo product
41. Organize the documents on your computer
42. Go through your closet and clear out clothes, shoes, coats, etc. that don't fit or don't get much wear anymore and donate them to friends, family, or Value Village
43. Go on a super cleaning rampage and get rid of all extra papers, old electronics, receipts, garbage, and random things that clutter your life without adding meaning to it. Recycle wherever possible!
44. Browse Kijiji and find cool things that are free... you know, to re-add to the clutter that you just got rid of (sorry)
45. Find an awesome craft or creative idea on Pinterest and unleash your inner Martha Stewart
